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Is it okay for me to be a solo founder? I have an idea but I am not able to build conviction to hire anyone as a co-founder yet. I think I can manage and scale things alone and I have people who can help me build my startup till a significant scale.

Marc Andreessen on what VCs look for in startups. Venture capital is all about finding startups that stand out. Of the 4,000 startups looking for funding each year, only 200 get backed by top VCs, and just 15 grow to $100M+ in revenue. These 15

Jensen Huang: “VCs don’t invest in business plans” Jensen Huang, NVIDIA’s founder, shares powerful advice on raising venture capital. He says: "VCs don’t invest in business plans—they invest in people they trust." This means your reputation and pa

Founders: Protect your equity. VCs have a playbook for valuation that most founders don’t see. Here's a side-by-side look at how they calculate deals differently from you: 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Founder: $3M pre-money → $4M po

Shopify founder explains what the VCs who passed on Shopify got wrong When Tobi Lütke pitched Shopify to investors, they said no. They thought the market was too small—only 40,000-50,000 online stores existed then. Even if Shopify captured half,

Welcome to Dark Pool Venture Capital-where ultra-wealthy individuals, family offices, and private funds invest off the record. Not all VC funding makes headlines. Some of it stays in the shadows. Why stay hidden? 1) No public signals, no inflated

Day 8 of The Startup Mafia Series: How to Build Your Own "Startup Mafia" Even Without a Fancy Degree If you’re not from IIT, IIM, or YC, does that mean you’ll never succeed in startups? No. But it does mean you’ll have to build your own network fro

📖 DAILY BOOK SUMMARIES 📖 🚀 20 Lessons From 👉 🔥 The Entrepreneurial Bible to VC 🔥 ✨ Andrew Romans ✨ 1. Understanding Venture Capital • Learn how VCs operate, their goals, and funding structures.l • Types of investors: angels, seed fund

Naval Ravikant on VCs that replace founders with “bozo CEOs” If you want to build a truly great company, you must stay in control. Naval Ravikant explains it simply: The best businesses are built by founders who never give up. Investors who belie

The man who mentored both Elon Musk and Steve Jobs: Larry Ellison. He taught them a blueprint for success that made them over $400 billion. Here’s the blueprint: Larry Ellison, the founder of Oracle, isn’t your typical CEO. He’s the “bad boy” of